Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Chapter One. History and Chance: The Dynamics of the Breakthrough in the Eastern Bloc
  • Part One. Privatization in Eastern Europe from the World-System Perspective
  • Introduction: The Logic of Privatization in the State Sector
  • Chapter Two. Political Capitalism and Other Patterns of Privatization
  • Part Two. The Public Scene during the Decline of the Socialist System
  • Introduction: New Configurations and Their Dynamics
  • Chapter Three. Stage One: Forming the New Center
  • Chapter Four. Stage Two: The Collapse of the New Center and Its Reorganization
  • Chapter Five. The Discrete Revolution: The Role of Society in the Transformation Directed from Above
  • Conclusion: Dilemmas for Democracy in Eastern Europe
  • Afterword
  • Notes
  • Index